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J. SATTISON. Butter worker.

No. 223,654. Patented Jan. 20, I880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB SATTISON, OF RIPLY TOWNSHIP, HURON COUNTY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO JACOB TRUXEL, OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTER-WORKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patent No. 223,654, dated January 20, 1880.

I Application filed August 15, 1879. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAOOB SATTISON, of Itiply township, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Working Butter, &c., of which the following is a description.

The purpose of this invention, as above said, is for working the milk from new-made butter, and for reworking the same on becom ing old; also, the machine may be used for rolling dough into pie-crust, cakes, &c., and for expressing thejuice from small fruits, and for other similar purposes.

Said machine consists of an oblong square table slightly elevated at one end above the other. Len gthwise through the middle of the table are a pair of ways, on which slides reciprocally, by means of a rack and pinion, an oblong square trough having a flat plain bottom. Transversely across the trough, and

within the sides of the same, is arranged a roller operated by a crank, all of which is more fully described in the following specification and annexed drawings, making a part of the same, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. Sis an.

end view, partially in section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

In the drawings, A represents the table above alluded to, supported upon the legs B B. The legs B are somewhat longer than the legs B, to give an inclined position to the table, for a purpose presently shown. D represents the ways above referred to. On said ways rests and slides the trough E, Fig. 2. Said trough consists of a plain flat bottom and low sides F. The end a of the trough is closed, whereas the opposite end bis open.

Along each edge of the under side of the bottom of the trough are secured, respectively, racks c, Fig. 1, made to engage the pinions G, Fig. 3, on a shaft, H, secured to the under side of the table by hangers I. Said pinions project through the bottom of the table in order to engage the racks, as shown in Fig. 3.

On each end of the shaft H is apinion, J, 30 arranged to engage the cog-wheels K on the shaft L of the roller M. Said shaft L has its bearings in a yoke or frame, N, supported in place by the shaft H, through the ends of which frame the shaft H passes,as seen in the drawings. The frame or yokeN is held in position by braces O, which are adjustable, for a purpose hereinafter shown.

This machine, as before said, is for expressing milk from fresh-churned butter. To this end the unworked butter is placed in the trough E in front of the roller. The roller is then revolved by the crank P, thereby pressing the mass of butter down upon the bottom of the trough. The trough at the same time is carried under the revolving roller by the racks and pinions, which brings the entire mass of butter to the action of the roller. The milk expressed from thebutter flows down the inclined trough to the end and falls therefrom into a pail or other vessel. The butter having passed once under the roller is then heaped up and again passed under it by movin g the trough in the opposite direction, which being done, the butter is again bunched up and submitted to the action ofthe roller. This operation is repeated until all the milk is worked out.

In the event that more or less pressure is required to be exerted by the roller it is ob- 8o tained by raising or lowering it. This is done by lengthening or shortening the braces O by shifting the pin 6 in the several holes in the braces, as the case may be.

Although this machineis intended for working butter, it can be used for rolling dough for pies, 850., and for expressing the juice from small fruits, and for other similar domestic purposes.

I do not claim, broadly, a butter-working 0 machine having an inclined reciprocating trough operated by an arrangement of pinions and pinion-racks, as the same has been made public; but what distinguishes my improvement is the combination and arrange- 5 ment of the several parts herein claimed.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with an inclined reciprocatby means of a pinion, J, and cog-Wheel, subing trough and suitable mechanism for operstantially as described, for the purpose set ating the same, the yoke or frame N, having forth.

journalcd in the ends thereof a roller, sup- JACOB SATTISON. 5 ported in position by adjusting braces adapted Witnesses:

to regulate the pressure of said roller, and J. H. BURRIDGE,

operating conjointly with the aforesaid trough S. MANNING. 

